The 1980s had the best everything.

YouTube is the great enabler when it comes to revisiting your formative years. In my case, that's the mid-to-late '80s. This is how I found myself watching the video for Loverboy's "Notorious," which, in retrospect, is one of the greatest sociological documents of its era:

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I mean, all the '80s tropes are there: the Ferrari 328 that opens the proceedings, the frenetic jump cuts, the gratuitous T&A show, drummer Matt Frenette walking around at night twirling drumsticks so you know he's the drummer, a scorching harmonica solo. Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora get co-writer credits, and the video was directed by none other than David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club, the second-worst Alien film, etc.) I could go on, but I think the point's made.

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I love this video.

What's more, if you were to swap a Fiero for the Ferrari, "Notorious" is essentially a prototype of the wildly catchy Pontiac "We Build Excitement" campaign from the same time period.

Don't believe me? Watch:

People make fun of the '80s. They're wrong. They were awesome.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to scour Craigslist for a Pontiac Trans Am GTA from which to blast "Notorious" through the open T-Tops.